Portfolio PMO Manager

Purpose:

Manage a portfolio of Capex projects focusing on quality of project artifacts, managing governance, risk, financials, reporting and drives a consistent and effective approach to project and programme management. The remit of this role will be across 5 business lines across 2 entities based in Paris and London.

Global Securities and CaLM Business Lines:

RepoClear is a market leading service clearing cash bond and repo trades across a number of European markets.  A leading fixed income clearer in Europe with a greater than 70% market share and has been clearing the fixed income markets since 1998.
EquityClear Ltd  is LCH’s UK-registered clearing service for cash equities and equity equivalents, clearing high volume of trades from various exchanges.

Collateral and Liquidity Management (CaLM), provides an efficient, cash collateral investment and liquidity management service, across all LCH clearing service lines.

Reporting to the Portfolio Director for Securities and CaLM, this role provides project & portfolio management support, project governance and controls to key projects and programmes across 5 business lines – RepoClear Ltd, RepoClear SA, EquityClear Ltd, CaLM Ltd & CaLM SA.

Working closely with Project & Programme Managers, Post Trade PMO, Senior Portfolio PMO and Finance, the Portfolio PMO role is responsible for providing all primary portfolio PMO services including but not limited to support at the project level:

·       Clarity data accuracy & Quality assurance for 5 business entities focusing on key delivery artefacts such as RAIDs, business outcomes, benefits realisation, dependencies and milestones.

·       Resourcing – including enabling resource booking, timesheet compliance and resource levelling.

·       Alignment and compliance with the LSEG Change Framework

·       Supporting monthly reporting to internal and external Portfolio Boards

·       Supporting adhoc stakeholder updates

·       Risk and Issue management and dependency tracking  

·       Financial management (Annual CAPEX budget planning, Business cases, benefits plans, Audit, management of cost plans and tracking actuals vs forecast, financial drawdowns)

·       End to end understanding of the procurement process & managing statements of work / purchase orders

·       Governance & Change Control

Key Responsibilities

Governance and Change Control (SA & LTD)

• Implement and maintain standardised governance across five business lines in line with LSEG Group standards
• Coordinate and support the full cycle of portfolio and project governance forums, including materials, minutes, actions, and decision logs
• Advise Project and Programme Managers on change control, funding changes, scope adjustments, and milestone impacts
• Support release readiness activities, including GO/NO‑GO decisions and lessons learnt

Planning, Schedule and Dependency Management (SA & LTD)

• Maintain portfolio and project delivery schedules, milestones, and baselines in Clarity and associated tools
• Track delivery progress, dependencies, risks, and issues, ensuring alignment between plans and reported status
• Own and maintain the portfolio change roadmap, including RAG status and key delivery dates

Financial and Capex Management (SA & LTD)

• Track portfolio budgets across capex and opex, including forecasts, drawdowns, and actuals
• Own annual Capex planning, ensuring completeness of artefacts for Growth, Resilience, and Regulatory initiatives
• Support business case development, cost plans, benefits plans, and funding requests in line with Group standards
• Monitor variances, liaise with Finance Business Partners (London & Paris), manage FX/rate impacts, and raise POs as required
• Provide ad‑hoc financial analysis for Portfolio Director and senior management

Resource Management (SA & LTD)

• Maintain delivery resource plans across current year and full project lifecycle
• Track internal and external Capex resources, including allocations, joiners/leavers, timesheets, and cost centre alignment
• Ensure 100% weekly timesheet submission and approvals

Risk, Issue and Dependency Management (SA & LTD)

• Facilitate end‑to‑end RAID management, including identification, assessment, escalation, and conversion of risks to issues
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date RAID and dependency logs in Clarity

Reporting, Communications and Capability Enablement (SA & LTD)

• Coordinate portfolio and project reporting cycles in line with established standards
• Support Project and Programme Managers with status reporting across delivery, schedule, financials, resources, and RAID
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and lead induction and training for new Project and Programme Managers

Portfolio Quality Assurance and Audit

• Ensure accurate, complete, and auditable portfolio data in Clarity through rigorous data quality controls and regular reviews
• Act as the primary interface for Audit, TMO, Post‑Trade PMO, and Engineering requests, ensuring timely and compliant responses
• Ensure adherence to LSEG Group Project Management standards throughout the project lifecycle
• Provide ongoing guidance and assurance to Project and Programme Managers

·        Extensive PMO experience across portfolio, programme, and project environments

·       Subject‑matter expert for Clarity data quality, governance, and reporting

·       Strong resource planning, capex management, and delivery governance capabilities

·       Proven ability to analyse and interpret complex data, producing high‑quality management information and insights

·       Hands‑on experience managing PM and portfolio tools and data repositories across multiple platforms

·       Deep understanding of relevant industry domains, with strong regulatory and audit awareness

·       Effective leader with the ability to direct teams, build relationships, and communicate complex information clearly to senior audiences

·       Demonstrates structured problem‑solving, continuous improvement mindset, and adaptability across Agile and Waterfall delivery models

Career Stage:

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

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